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Magic Johnson recounts the time Larry Bird dropped 40 points just to taunt him while he sat injured on the Lakers bench
During a Lakers-Celtics game, Larry Bird delivered a remarkable 40-point performance while Magic Johnson was sidelined with ...
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Magic Johnson Recalled Being Frustrated With Larry Bird’s ‘No Holds Barred’ Taunting for Not Playing Through His Injury
Lakers legend Magic Johnson recalls Larry Bird's competitive nature as he would try to out-perform Johnson even when he ...
"I didn't want to no part of it" - Larry Bird on why he rejected Magic Johnson's hug before their first college game against each other
In 1978, both players had shared a brief stint on the same squad at the FIBA World Invitational Tournament in South America, ...
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LSU Tigers women's basketball legend Angel Reese isn't the Magic to Caitlyn Clark's Bird
LSU Tigers women's basketball legend Angel Reese is not playing well enough to continue being tethered to Caitlin Clark.
Larry Bird thought ‘God was disguised as Michael Jordan’ but secretly told Magic Johnson Bulls icon was far from the best
Larry Bird knew Michael Jordan was on a path to GOATness. But even Larry Legend admitted there were many nights when His ...
Forget Michael Jordan – Boston Celtics legend who went toe-to-toe with Magic Johnson is greatest trash talker in NBA history
Everyone knows Michael Jordan could talk trash with the best of them. What people may not know is that ‘the best of them’ ...
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"Bird talked more trash on the basketball court than anybody I've ever played against" - Bryon Scott crowns Larry Bird the best trash-talker of all-time
Bryon Scott calls Larry Bird the greatest trash-talker of all time, and shares a story of when the Celtics legend told the ...